The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-29

nifty yarde Denind thom ana ABOUT Nv
from the seal, when the foremost
Indian lad down his paddle and
reached Tor bis gun. l was standing,
RI In hand. waiting for that momens.
II was an easy shot. The SEA ust
then was as tmooth 40 glass, aud the
deck o. the heavy whaleooat had NO
psIcspuoae mouon. rne mead OF .no
sea- s on'y appeared ABOVE the suiis w.
me SECOND !ndian stopped ~ VIZ
same noment' hisnougn zen yIu'
inither from the seal. As tney WIZ
rs,s,ng snelr guns 70 thelr enoulu sss.
ntea. nete was uemeL o .n . ooW
motion IN tue ws'er where 'no nosi
nesa hsu peen. ana TWO oisgus@a
Inaians were slttlng glsnng ~ 10, ~
mSuoniess ss when We mrs. saw mem
.pposins tnat We nao 9n,y.wIYunu
~ the sesi snd tnM u nad g,veu, our
post headed north ana talleg awsy.
LoGslse oscs' we eaw tne ,wo Laalans
Iss'ns 'owa,o tne seal, "nlsn VIZ noS
on on inc spIisce OF the wstei oeau.
Inc lnoIhn VINO nnt rsscnsu " sucn
MS hsIpoon 10 ~ WINE tne otnei
r 10 20 us WIN voice sno Res.uie.
We saonea srounu soa toIu snem 70
uVios sucn pIoht 10 thers mlgn' 20 10
.ne sem ps'ween ,hem; ~ was y. no
.so 70 me, ~ ,no snIn cAnno' 90
,s anne" pe.s Tsp. IN q WY 'nh
iesVe' u nsru anu tnicA'
THERE SHE sLowsP
Over to windward We sighted q
school OF porpoises, ten Of them.
They were making a sound exactly
like the engine OF q steamboat blow.
ing on steam. Their huge bodies came
10 the surface abont every. hall min
ute They seemed to be playing with
each other. as, with circular swoop,
they rose Two or tbree feet above the
water aud then dived down again.
bsch time they came mp they were
nearer TO us, az they were coming
directly toward our boat. The men
told us 10 shoot the next time they
rose. up thy came. four OF them,
6ut not IN tho place l expected. i
nted, and could hear the bullet 90
ping INTO the foremost one. He
MAS mign!y tumuit In the water,
iis,ng nus whole length high up Into
the Ar .heo, with q lash oil bis tail
tnst made the water hiss and foam,
dissppesred beneath tho surface. The
othefs went down also, and none Of
mem came up while We remained
mere. Toe hunters explained that
! hso psoospiy snot the porpoise
thiousn me Ia' put that the bullet
only stung. and frightened him, and
wouid not DC fatal. Alter shooting q
posposse u ID necessary 10 harpoon u
yesy 1ickIy, Otherwise II will sink
and 10 'ost. Little gusts d wind
came down from the mos stains, and,
~ our boat ran bsiore ~,
',snK MADE rHa wArm SIZE"
Then We would sail out on stretch
Of wstas that was perfectly smooth,
IN eddy four times Ia twenty. Ave SOC.
onds. The 81. lawrence eddiss are
wonderful and inexplicable. I have
seen some OF them catch q great big
log Of driilwood, whIrl II around, stand
II on end. and then suck II under.
The two hunters got out into the
canoe that accomp panied the whale
boat, took their guns and the harpoon
aud padded Of. Suddenly, from al.
most under the bow OF the canoe, arose
q porpoise. Quick % thought the
hunter In the bow drop ped his paddle,
raised his gun, and, before the brute
had finished blowing, snapped q cap.
The miserable old musket wouldn't
work.
When men who make their living
shooting porpoise that are worth from
go 90 zee each will not inves. $50 Ia
. good repeating ride. but will stick
10 tho old iusees Of their fathers, II Ia
no wonder ths, the Chicago man who
mo. me In Quebec said: Them Cana
dams Ia no good. They don't know
whether they are living u. q. or A.
D."
The hunters came back 10 the boat,
and IN tho native pstois made remarks
that j ain plossed 10 know i did not
uDderatsnd. The man who had tried
10 n Q the tbot slammed his gun down
on the boat and kicked 10 into the
cockpit. Then they consoled them
selves with lunch OF fat. salt pork
and q chunk OF in.the q loaming.col
ored rye bead. AZ l had eaton q
good breakfast before starting, aud
had been thinking that the smell OF
the csbiS, .oT the last iivs hourr, was
about al The luuoh l needed. l de.
olined 10 ioin them. When man
can assusge his appetite with smell
what Ia the usa Of pampering II with
fat bacon and Anonymous breadf
We swung around whe'e We were
We could not anchor because the depth
a water inside the mouth Of the 3.
guenay IL over 500 feet, 20 We driflcd
aud waited. We had not long TO wait
Tor soon the sea was alive with por
polses. suppose there were not lea
tnsn hiiy In sight nj once. Olose I,
% arose three. The hunters told m,
10 shoot al the next rite. while they
silcntly dropped into the canoe and a
silently padded out sstsrn. With ,
wh0olt whooft whooft three whit,
deos came 10 the surface. l took do
liberate aim Of q spot behind q q do o
ono and fred. Three porpoises do
scshded into the depths. l thought
had missed. but could not understand